Drinking-fountain.



H. P. EBY.

DRINKING FOUNTAIN.

APPLICATION FILED APR.17, 1912.

1,059,849, D Patented Apr. 22, 1913.

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APPLIGATION I'ILBD APR. 17, 1912.

1,059,849, I Patented Apr. 22, 1913.

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DRINKING-FOUNTAIN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 22, 1913.

Application filed April 17, 1912. Seria1 No. 691,289.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, HARRY F. EBY, a citizenof the United States, residing at Lebanon, in the county of Lebanon andState of Pennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements inDrinking- Fountains, of which the fOllOWing is a specification.

This invention relates to drinking fountains for animals andparticularly for fowls, and it has for its object to provide a drinkingfountain which shall be associated with a source of supply in such amanner that the fountain or drinking vessel will be automaticallyreplenished when the water level is lowered.

A further object of the invention is to produce a device of thecharacter described in which the drinking vessel may be readily raisedor lowered to the position which shall be most convenient to accommodatethe animals or fowls that are to be supplied with. water.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device of the classdescribed which may be readily set or regulated so as to predeterminethe normal water level.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a device of thecharacter described which shall be equipped with a hood to prevent fowlsfrom interfering with the operation of the device by roosting thereonand from making the water foul by getting their feet into the drinkingpan.

WVith these and other ends in view which will readily appear as thenature of the in vention is'better understood, the same consists in theimprovedconstruction and novel arrangement and combination of partswhich will be hereinafter fully described and particularly pointed outin the claim.

In the accompanying drawings has been illustrated a simple and preferredform of the invention, it being, however, understood that no limitationis necessarily made to the precise structural details therein exhibited,but that changes, alterations and modifications within the scope of theclaim may be resorted to when desired.

In the drawings,Figure l is a side elevation of a drinking fountainconstructed in accordance with the invention. Fig. 2 is a horizontalsectional View taken on the line 2+2 in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is an endelevation. Fig. 4. is a sectional elevation, enlarged, of

the valve mechanism of the improved drinking fountain.

Corresponding parts in the several figures are denoted by likecharacters of reference.

The Valve casing l which is mounted upon the service pipe 2 is providedwith a de tachable screw threaded cap 3 through which extends the stem lof a valve 5 which seats upon the constricted inlet 6 of the chamber 7with which the inner end of the discharge pipe 8 communicates. Bylifting and unseating the valve the water is permitted to pass fromtheservice pipe through the chamber 7 and discharge pipe'S, as will bereadily understood.

Supported pivotally upon the valve casing is a frame 9 having at one endan arm or lever 10 the upper edge of which is provided with notches 11adapted to be engaged by a tooth associated with a weight 12 which isslidably mounted upon the lever, said tooth, 13, serving to maintain theweight in ad justed position. The opposite end of the frame to thatcarrying the arm 10 supports a receptacle, such as a shallow pan 14,which constitutes the drinking vessel, said pan being supported directlybeneath the discharge pipe 8.

The cap 3 of the valve casing is provided with uprights l5 and 16. Uponthe upright 15 is fulcrumed a lever 17 which is slidably connected withthe valve stem, the latter being provided with a slot 18 for the passageof said lever. Upon the upright 16 which is positioned diametricallyopposite to the upright 15 and directly above the discharge pipe 8 isfulcrumed a lever B having short and long arms 19, 20. The short arm 19is connected by a link 21 with the free end of the lever 17, the upright16 being preferably bifurcated for the passage of said lever 17 The longarm 20 of the lever B is connected with the arm 10 of the pivoted frame9 by means of a link 0 which is composed of two members 22 and 23, eachhaving a slot 24 for the passage of a connecting member such as a bolt25 having a thumb nut 26, thus enabling the link C to be lengthened orshortened at will.

The frame 9 is rovided with upwardly extending braces 2 supporting ahood 28 which is made of suitable dimensions to extend over the drinkingpan 14 at one side of the valve casing and over the weight carrying arm10 at the opposite side of the valve casing.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the drawingshereto anneXed, it will be readily understood that the weight 12 may beadjusted to such position that the weight of the water contained in thepan l l will operate to seat the Valve when the water level reaches apredetermined point. In the event of varying water pressure, properadjustment of the weight 12 will cause the valve to be seated when thenormal water level is attained. Change of the normal water level mayalso be ef fected by adjustment of the weight 12. By lengthening theextension link C which connects the lever 20 with the arm 10, thedrinking vessel 14 may be raised or elevated, and by shortening saidlink, the drinking vessel may be lowered to accommodate young chickenswhich could not otherwise drink from the vessel. The hood 28 willprevent fowls from roosting upon the device and thereby interfering withits operation, and said hood will likewise prevent fowls from dirtyingthe water by splashing therein.

The improved device may be readily attached to a service pipe connectedwith any source of supply, such as a water system or a tank located at asuflicient elevation to provide the desired head of water.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, is

A service pipe, a valve casing supported thereon and having a dischargepipe, a cap on the valve casing having oppositely disposed uprights, avalve in the casing to regulate the flow of liquid therethrough, saidvalve having a stem extending through the cap, a frame pivoted upon thevalve casing and having at one end a weight carrying arm, a drinking pansupported upon the other end of the frame, suitably connected leversfulcrumed upon the up rights on the valve cap, and an extension linkconnecting one of said levers with the weight carrying arm of thepivoted frame, said extension arm being composed of two adj ustablyconnected members, whereby said link may be lengthened or shortened.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HARRY F. EBY.

WVitnesses EDWIN H. SHRorr, AARON SATTEZAHN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of I'atents, Washington, D. G.

